I must be doing something wrong cause I have never lost a fender, dinghy or boat now that I think of it I have never lost a horse.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Re: catalina27-talk: Ralph's Hitch...(was...winch stuff)Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 14:32:04 -0700 Hi Deb, Sure enough.. The Cow hitch also known as "Lark's Head" can be made secure by a simple trick.. Making it .. The Pedigreed Cow hitch... (Seen in several Knot books . I recommend "Pocket Guide to Knots and Splices by Des Pawson) Attached.. Best, Ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 2:11 PM Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Ralph's Hitch...(was...winch stuff) > I also HATE the Clove Hitch used to tie Fenders or to mooring Bollards. > > Around here we call the Clove the "River Gods Joy".. because it gives them > > SO many fenders as they fall off rails and lifelines > Another Simple knot, > the Pedigreed Cow hitch .. is SOOOOOO much better. > Just simply running the > bitter end back into the loops ..(Picture on > request) consider this the request then: our first Chesapeake Bay Boyz raft-up I forgot to pull the 4 BRAND SPANKING NEW FENDERS in when we left the dock, and they ended up floating somewhere in the crab-pot mine field just inside the Patapsco at Gibson Island. I thought I would never hear the end of it! (and now that I have brought it up again......) Deb _________________________________________________________________ Get more out of the Web. Learn 10 hidden secrets of Windows Live. http://windowslive.com/connect/post/jamiethomson.spaces.live.com-Blog-cns!550F681DAD532637!5295.entry?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_domore_092008
